Toy rapid-fire gun.



PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

G. P. CAMPBELL. TOY RAPID FIRE GUN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11, 1905.

2 SBBETS-BHEET 1.

PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

G. P. CAMPBELL. TOY RAPID FIRE GUN.

APPLIGATION FILED DEG.11. 190

2 SHEETSSHBET 2.

, c -Jwuentoz TQY FIAPEED FWZE Filo. 844,994.

fipecificetion oi liketters Application filed Eecember 11, 1965, Serial Ho 251393.

To (LZZ whom may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. CAMresLL, of the city of Yonkers, county of Westchester, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Toy or Rapid-Fire Gun, of which the following is a full, clear, and ere act description.

My invention relates to toys, and more pee ticulerly to that class of toys known as miniature or toy rapid-fire guns or connons, to Which projectiles may he delivered and from which they may be discharged with ease, safety, and rapidity and by the use of which I provide an innocent, amusing, and interesting pastime.

. A preferred form of my invention is illustreted in the accompanying drawings, forming s part of this specification, in Which si .iler reference characters desi 'iiete correspond ing parts, and in which- Figure l. is s Vertical longitudinal section of e construction embodying the proposed form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line A A of lli i. Fig. 3 is a similar View to that shown 111 Fig. 1, of the 11 onl snowing the projecting mechanism in e difi'erent position and one of the projectiles in positioii to be discharged. Fig. 4 is a rear end View partly in section. F1 5 1s a detail View of the crank and cren shaft. *3 is perspective view of the plunger end its yrojecting lugs. Figs. 7 and 8 are sectional details, respectively, on the lines B B and D D of Fig. 1.

The carriage comprises two sides or pieces 2, each having a projecting portion 22, and the axle 10 extends through the side pieces and orojections. Preferably the axle will he fixed end the Wheels 3 will be mounted on the I ends of the axle to turn thereon and may be held on the axle by any suitable means. The huos ol' the Wheels abut against the projections 22 and keep the wheels ulcer ol the sides oil the curi'h w? and the gun mounted thereon. liot'wmn the axl and llw rear ends of the side pieces 1'. provide :i spoolng-lnecc (i, which only llC connected to the side pieces 3 in any sullzthlc manner. As shown, the ends ol' the limce ere lmvoled and lit in corresp ndiogly-sha pell recesses in the side pieces. The rear ends of the side pieces ere connected together by e tie-bar 5, listing shouldered and reduced ends. The ends extend through openings in the side pieces, and the shoulders shut against the inner faces thereof.

The ends may he secured pieces by any Stilljitblfi moses-es, tor instsnce, by

rivets. The her 5 is provided "with. s hole 16,, through which e. peg rosy driven into The gun or cannon is indicated as whole.

by numeral 1 end comprises s barrel, e. magezine, and a. housing or see l0 the progectmg mech em in. its sl'io'wii in F1 the gun is needs of two similar sections meet-- ing on e verticsl longitudinal plane, and the two sections secured together by bolt 11 and screws or similar securing devices As shown, the magazine-casing and barrel are parallel to each other, or, in other Words, the upper surface of the niegszine-cesing is pare lel with the lower surface of the barrel through substantially their entire length, and they are also substantially coextensive in length and both merge in. the housing for the projecting mechanism in substantially the same vertical plane. This imports to the gun e. geiierel outward configuration or form closely resembling that of on ordinary cennon.

The magesine-ccsliw is provided With it here or passage is, inclining slightly downward ir no lront to its rear end, where it terminates in a. short Verticel passage it lending into the rear end ol the bore 15 of the hsrrel. The iront end of the passage is closed, and on opening 54'' ,l'ornwd in the upper well of the n1z1gczivc-cc.:-' lg through which the projectiles in the form ol mllsincy he .lnsortml into the passwgc H. down which they will l y g; ltnllo i ll to the roar end. The end w l is HU'Vldttl tli rm D 0 ger 7 uorinslzy pro ects oeicw the psssege ll;

snd serves as port for the res-rm 0st 5 jectile it. toe megs. he. The rear end of the plunger extends through eu ope ing i the reer Well of which ircloses projecting,reeceeeis l 8 fiildtl' hfi -7,,- extending in opposite directions from the wall of casing is a .crank-shaft'1 2;

other end, against two arms 7 a and plunger.) The arm 'l extends through a.1on-, gitudin'al-ly-extending slot-1 the bottom V I and serves as aguide for the plunger 7 in its longitudinal movement andpreventsit from turningf 'J'cyurnaled in holes 18 inth'opposite sides of said'casihg I plrovide'd with, Ushaped portion l-2f within t revolutionito engage plungen-Zm a 'rearward direction against the 'thecasing', the forward engaged'by the arms 7 and 7 .tens1 ,on ofthe spring, 8. 1- The crank-handle is provided with a knoh.1 3,- connected to it in an'y suitable ma andfknob are outside the the 'wheelfas shown in;

The crank-handle verticalplan'e of Fig, 4L Suitable guides 19 for the plunger} are formed which guides serve also todimitmovement ofjthe plunger when On the lower wall of'the saidcasing a socket 4 is formed,which receives the balleshaped head of ascrew 4, which screw fits in a-threadcd opening 6 in'the spacing-bar 6. This screw is provided with a collar 4 which serves as afingerrhold for turning the screw, and by turning the screw tomove up or down the elevation of the gun may be adjusted as desired. The parts are arranged, however, so

- sage 16 and supports magazine.

that the muzzle of the pressed to such an extent as to alls. 17' from rolling b gravity from front to therear end of t e magazine.

The operation is as follows, all he parts being in normal position, as illustrated in Fig. 1 where itwill be seen that the forward end'of the'plunger 7 extends-below the pasthe rearmost ball in the Ifnow the crank-shaft is turned in its bearings, the U-shaped portion will engage the arm- 7 on the plungerand'force. it with the plunger in a rearward direction, as indicated in Fig. 3, the crank-shaft making one-half revolution to efiect this movement. Further movement of the crank-shaft will gun cannot be deprevent the the relcase the U-shaped portion 12 from the 8 will then drive the arm 7, and the spring cause it to strike the lunger 7 forward and I all 17 which is then lying at the rear end of the barrel, and project said ball from-the gun. The plunger 7 will then again occupy the position shown in'full lines in Fig. 1 and by dottedlines in 3 and act as a .support for the rearmostilball in the magazine.

The sections of whith the gun is will preferably be of metal, and the passage in the magazine-casing and thebore of the gun will be formed by making semicircular The-rear portion of grooves in each section. each section is enlarged and concaved, and these rear portions together form the housing for the projecting mechanism. The project-.

the LU-shaped crank 12,

width as to extendsubstantiallythe full width e easing; adapted in its i' of: the inclosing' the arm-Wandforce the within v 1;. A toy rapidefire gun or cannon compr1s-' 'cular grooves formed therein one; d1

formed iles willpreferably be in the form of ball's;:as illustrated, and. they may be made "of any suitable material, preferably of soft rubber, in order that they may not injure any one or anything when projected.

While the crankhaft and its handle may be formed in any suitable manner, I prefer toform them froma single piece of wire. The

crank-shaft 12'i's'bent near'one end to form ,which is of such casmg, and thereby prevent undue movement longitudinally, and no pins,

-collars,'or otlier devices aranecessary to hold the crank in central position within the casin". The wire is also bentto substantially. a

right angle to'the shaft to form the lever 12" and again at. a-right angle to form a support for the knob or-handle 13. Having described my invention, I claim ing two similar sections meeting qn a vertical longitudinal plane; each section havingformed therein two grooves one directly above'the other which together form the bore ofthe gunanddts magazineyand the latter being inclined with respect to the former, and means for securing the sections to each other-.' I x 2. A. toy rapid-fire gun or cannon comprising two similar sections meeting on a vertical longitudinal ,plane, eachsection having formed in the front ortion thereof two rooves, one directly a ovethe other, andits rear portion being enlarged and concaved, the grooves of said sections together forming the bore of the-gun and its magazine, the latter being inclined with respectto the former, and said rear, enlarged conc'aved portions together-forming a-housing for the propelling mechanism, and means tions to each other.

3. A toy rapid-firegun-- comprising two similar sections meeting on a-vertical longitudinal plane, the front portions of said sec-- gun and the rear portions thereof forming a housing for projecting mechanism, the front portion of each section having two semicilry. above the other and communicating with" for securing the sections forming the barrel and magazine of the each other at theirrear ends," and the upper groove irr'each section"inclining-downwardly withrespect to the lower front to its rear end,imeans anism supported inthe said h'ousing.

groove from its-i forsecuringthe v sections to each', other, and projecting mechi having an opening in itsmpper wall adjacent I one of said arms rejecting into said slot, and 10 to its front end throu h which projectiles a U-shaped crarii: supported Within the cas may be inserted into said passage. ing to engage the other arm, and means eX- 5. In a toy rapid-fire gun, the combination terior of the casing for turning the crank.

with the barrel and a casin at its rear end, v I

said casing having alongitu inally-extendin GEORGE CAMPBELL slot in its lower Wall, of a spring-actuate Witnesses:

plunger su' ported in the casing, arms extend- W. H. DONLON,

111g from t e plunger in opposite directions, MARY E. SCHOLDING. 

